There's something extra special about the people who choose open adoption. We're not just talking about the folks who stumble into it not knowing any better. Nor those who use it simply as a means to an end, to get what they want. We're talking about the people who...
This is a story that can only be shared today-- at long last. Any adoption agency is only as good as the clients it serves, and thus, we carry a heavy weight when hearts are broken. It happens here when planned placements don't happen. Yet it also happens when they...
Adoption agencies are fond of saying "there's no such thing as unwanted kids." (We've probably said it, too, somewhere along the way.) The sad truth, though, is that it's not really true. The world is full of unwanted kids. (They're just not healthy newborns anymore.)...
It matters, when the truth comes out. As the Senate hearings about impeachment rage on in Washington, it's easy to think that truth is somehow negotiable. But in adoption, when the truth comes out matters. (It matters a lot.) Everyone who adopts at Abrazo signs an...
In one of the most famous speeches every heard in America, a pastor and father of four said "I have a dream... I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of...
A while back, we were talking in birthparent support group about the things birthmoms don't say. Abrazo's birthparent support group is made up of parents who have placed children for adoption anywhere, not just through our agency. Our weekly meetings draw birthmothers...
If you're wondering how you can best support your adoption agency this holiday season, here are some ideas. This may not be relevant if you support one of those mega-agencies with million dollar endowments, of course. But for smaller nonprofits like Abrazo, the best...
Adoption is a journey that can be filled with unexpected blessings. The adoption experience is one that most come to unexpectedly, after all. Sometimes, it's precipitated by an unexpected pregnancy, an unwanted infertility diagnosis, or the abrupt loss of both...
This is Elizabeth, Abrazo's director, with some thoughts on sharenting, adoption, child exploitation ... these are my own opinions, and I'm thinking aloud here, so bear with me, y'all... Granted, this is hardly an uplifting or inspirational blog topic during National...
At Abrazo's recent orientation event, a question arose about lost connections and adoption ghosting. There's a common misconception that whenever open adoptions go closed, it's because the adoptive parents shut down access. The reality, however, is that successful...
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